Vintage Darlings Snippet Roll Swap

This time I played with some black accents, and I really like the way it came out.

This is the back, and you can see how I decorated the spool with French paper.

Another view of it all rolled up; now, I'll show you each section:

The top; I really love this little girl with the curly hair and the big sash and I've used her in several projects in the past

A photo of a baby girl, and then some of my favorite beaded wedding gown trim...and a tiny frozen Charlotte

Millinery petals in white, and buttons

A little boy and his baby sibling, some antique brown lace and a wonderfully textured old metal button

Another view of that favorite mother and child from my previous post, a Bingo number and a pink crocheted flower

Another sweet photo of a girl, more millinery (I used the good stuff!) and of course, buttons!

You might have noticed that I put many of the photos I used on the snippet roll under a layer of sheer fabric; they show up so much better in person than they do in these photos.

The fabric with the green and orange is a snippet of a feed sack fabric quilt

Another sweet baby photo and some beautiful crochet lace and buttons

Finally...I created a charm from a tiny frame and another vintage darling photo and tied it on, along with a fabulous "birdcage" button that I just love!

I think what I love most about these snippet rolls is the tiny scale, and the chance to do so much hand sewn detail. It's a challenge to get it all sewn on so that it remains compact enough for the spool.

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Another wonderful snippet roll! You do such elegant and creative artwork. It does look like fun with all the hand sewing on a small scale. I have a bunch of wooden spools and I just might give this a try for Christmas presents for a few lady friends.

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